# NTSB CHI72FEV01: Champion 7AC, N2515E, Breese, IL, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Breese, IL · BREESE, IL
- Location: 38.6138° N, 89.5237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breese, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6138&lon=-89.5237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEV01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2513   71/7/1    BREESE,ILL          CHAMPION 7AC        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N2515E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KETTERER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREESE,ILL                  CENTRALIA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STEEP TURN AFTR TKOF TO FLY BACK OVR STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2515E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2515E-1971-09-22), registration cancelled 1971-09-22, S/N 7AC-6098, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Registry model: [Champion AERONCA 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ketterer Rla

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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